The Thebans

The story of Oedipus, Jocasta and Antigone, and the ancient Greek theme of power, both mortal and godlike.

Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
By Paul Cartledge
In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, acclaimed classicist and historian Paul Cartledge brings the city vividly to life and argues that it is central to our understanding of the ancient Greeks’ achievements—whether ...
The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom
By James Romm
240 Alexander's troops hurtled forward: It's unclear from surviving accounts whether Alexander fought on horseback or on foot, and I have chosen to leave this question unresolved. Scholars who have recently written about the remains of ...
The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World
By Brian Campbell, Lawrence A. Tritle
There an allied army consisting of Boeotians, again under Theban leadership, Athenians, and other allies ... Defying their decision, the Thebans ranked their hoplites “altogether deep” ( batheian pantelos ), which probably means at ...
Localism and the Ancient Greek City-State
By Hans Beck
camp did so in a lukewarm manner, the Thebans “were keen to fight and not play the coward. ... of the Megarian massacre a few lines later, supports our initial impression that Herodotus presented Thebes in an unfavorable light.
Alexander the Great: Man and God
By Ian Worthington
Alexander the Great conquered territories on a superhuman scale and established an empire that stretched from Greece to India.